Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU100476

Improper neutralization of argument delimiters in a command in Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure) and Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure) - CVE-2024-38656

Published: November 14, 2024

Vulnerability identifier: #VU100476

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38656

CWE-ID: CWE-88

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A local privileged user can pass a specially crafted arguments to a CLI and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Affected software

Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure)
Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure)

How to mitigate CVE-2024-38656

Install updates from vendor's website.

Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure) - update to 22.7R1.2
Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure) - update to 22.7R2.3

External References

https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Ivanti-Connect-Secure-ICS-Ivanti-Policy-Secure-IPS-Ivanti-Secure-Access-Client-ISAC-Multiple-CVEs

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